A truly great story’ Financial Times ‘In another league. ‘ A great novel of dark and dirty passions, public and private. With Henry captivated by plain Jane Seymour and rumours of Anne Boleyn’s faithlessness whispered by all, Cromwell knows what he must do to secure his position.īut the bloody theatre of the queen’s final days will leave no one unscathed. ‘Our most brilliant English writer’ Guardian Bring Up the Bodies unlocks the darkly glittering court of Henry VIII, where Thomas Cromwell is now chief minister. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy.The second book in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a stunning new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the LightĪn astounding literary accomplishment, Bring Up the Bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists. Bring Up the Bodies ends with Anne Boleyn’s executionand the prospect of four more Mantel novels of this period, each a variation on the same tragicomic theme, each devoted to a royal wife. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. What price will he pay for Anne's head?īring Up the Bodies is the winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prizeīring Up the Bodies is one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Best Books of 2012 and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012Īt a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice.Īt a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn.
The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn
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